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2025 Copa Libertadores final stages

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The 2025 Copa Libertadores final stages will be played from 12 August to 29 November 2025.[1][2] A total of 16 teams will compete in the final stages deciding the champions of the 2025 Copa Libertadores,[3] with the final to be played in Lima, Peru.[4]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Argentina Estudiantes Brazil Botafogo
B Argentina River Plate Peru Universitario
C Ecuador LDU Quito Brazil Flamengo
D Brazil São Paulo Paraguay Libertad
E Argentina Racing Brazil Fortaleza
F Brazil Internacional Colombia Atlético Nacional
G Brazil Palmeiras Paraguay Cerro Porteño
H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Uruguay Peñarol

Seeding

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Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2) seeded 9–16.

Seed Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round of 16 draw
1 G Brazil Palmeiras 6 6 0 0 17 4 +13 18 Pot 1
2 D Brazil São Paulo 6 4 2 0 10 4 +6 14
3 E Argentina Racing 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13
4 B Argentina River Plate 6 3 3 0 13 7 +6 12
5 A Argentina Estudiantes 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12
6 H Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
7 F Brazil Internacional 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11
8 C Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11
9 A Brazil Botafogo 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Pot 2
10 H Uruguay Peñarol 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
11 C Brazil Flamengo 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
12 F Colombia Atlético Nacional 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9
13 D Paraguay Libertad 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
14 E Brazil Fortaleza 6 2 2 2 8 5 +3 8
15 B Peru Universitario 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8
16 G Paraguay Cerro Porteño 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 2.4.2).[3]

Format

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Starting from the round of 16, the teams play a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:[3]

  • In the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2). If tied on aggregate, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.3).
  • The final is played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 2.2.3.5). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 2.4.4).

Draw

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 June 2025, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3) at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[5] For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie (Regulations Article 2.2.3.2).[3][6]

Bracket

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The bracket starting from the round of 16 is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg, matchups decided by draw)
Quarter-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Semi-finals (Higher-seeded team host second leg)
Finals (Higher-seeded team designated as "home" team)
  • Winner F1 vs. Winner F2

The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 2 June 2025.[7]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
12Colombia Atlético Nacional
2Brazil São Paulo
Winner A
Winner H
9Brazil Botafogo
8Ecuador LDU Quito
Winner S1
Winner S4
15Peru Universitario
1Brazil Palmeiras
Winner D
Winner E
13Paraguay Libertad
29 November – Lima
4Argentina River Plate
Winner F1
Winner F2
14Brazil Fortaleza
6Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
Winner B
Winner G
10Uruguay Peñarol
3Argentina Racing
Winner S2
Winner S3
11Brazil Flamengo
7Brazil Internacional
Brazil Winner C
Winner F
16Paraguay Cerro Porteño
5Argentina Estudiantes

Round of 16

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 12–14 August, and the second legs will be played on 19–21 August 2025.[8][9]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Nacional ColombiaABrazil São Paulo12 Aug19 Aug
Fortaleza BrazilBArgentina Vélez Sarsfield12 Aug19 Aug
Flamengo BrazilCBrazil Internacional13 Aug20 Aug
Universitario PeruDBrazil Palmeiras14 Aug21 Aug
Libertad ParaguayEArgentina River Plate14 Aug21 Aug
Cerro Porteño ParaguayFArgentina Estudiantes13 Aug20 Aug
Peñarol UruguayGArgentina Racing12 Aug19 Aug
Botafogo BrazilHEcuador LDU Quito14 Aug21 Aug

Matches

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São Paulo BrazilvColombia Atlético Nacional
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).


Fortaleza BrazilvArgentina Vélez Sarsfield
Report
Vélez Sarsfield ArgentinavBrazil Fortaleza
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


Flamengo BrazilvBrazil Internacional
Report
Internacional BrazilvBrazil Flamengo
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


Universitario PeruvBrazil Palmeiras
Report
Palmeiras BrazilvPeru Universitario
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


Libertad ParaguayvArgentina River Plate
Report
River Plate ArgentinavParaguay Libertad
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


Estudiantes ArgentinavParaguay Cerro Porteño
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


Peñarol UruguayvArgentina Racing
Report
Racing ArgentinavUruguay Peñarol
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


LDU Quito EcuadorvBrazil Botafogo
Report

Winner advances to the quarter-finals (Match S1).

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 16–18 September, and the second legs will be played on 23–25 September 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner HS1[†]Winner A16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner GS2[†]Winner B16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner FS3[†]Brazil Winner C16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
Winner ES4[†]Winner D16–18 Sep23–25 Sep
  1. Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

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Winner H v Winner A
Winner A v Winner H

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).


Winner G v Winner B
Winner B v Winner G

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).


Winner F vBrazil Winner C
Winner C Brazilv Winner F

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F2).


Winner E v Winner D
Winner D v Winner E

Winner advances to the semi-finals (Match F1).

Semi-finals

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 21–23 October, and the second legs will be played on 28–30 October 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner S4F1[†]Winner S121–23 Oct28–30 Oct
Winner S3F2[†]Winner S221–23 Oct28–30 Oct
  1. Order of legs to be decided, with the higher-seeded team in each tie hosting the second leg.

Matches

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Winner S4 v Winner S1
Winner S1 v Winner S4

Winner advances to the final.


Winner S3 v Winner S2
Winner S2 v Winner S3

Winner advances to the final.

Final

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The final will be played on 29 November 2025 in Lima, Peru.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Libertad v River Plate match, originally scheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción was moved to Libertad's regular stadium Estadio La Huerta, Asunción.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Protegido: Calendario de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Conmebol publicó el calendario 2025: cuándo arranca la Copa Libertadores para Talleres" [Conmebol published the 2025 calendar: when does the Copa Libertadores start for Talleres?] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores Clubs Handbook] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ "CONMEBOL announced Lima as host city for the 2025 Copa Libertadores Final". BeIN Sports. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Sorteo de Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana – 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16 draw] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Pautas de sorteo para Octavos de Final de la CONMEBOL Libertadores y CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2025" [Draw guidelines for the Round of 16 of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Los cruces de Octavos de Final en la Gloria Eterna" [The Round of 16 matchups in the Eternal Glory] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Fixture de Octavos de Final para la CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" [Round of 16 schedule for the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ^ "CONMEBOL LIBERTADORES 2025 | PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS - Octavos de Final | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión 3.06.2025" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Cambio de escenario en un partido de la CONMEBOL Libertadores" [Stadium change in a CONMEBOL Libertadores match] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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